1974 Season
FBS Conference Rankings
Conference standings
15 conferences · six-team sample adjustment| Rank | Conference | Teams | Adjusted rating | Team average | Average raw points | Average strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 10 | 168.94 | 199.38 | 215.37 | 169.97 |
| 2 | Big 8 | 8 | 152.26 | 177.81 | 187.30 | 168.62 |
| 3 | Southwest | 8 | 136.09 | 149.52 | 149.57 | 159.98 |
| 4 | Big Ten | 10 | 131.09 | 138.82 | 141.18 | 146.05 |
| 5 | ACC | 7 | 129.59 | 139.37 | 138.89 | 147.38 |
| 6 | Southland | 4 | 124.08 | 132.92 | 150.45 | 99.23 |
| 7 | Mid-American | 7 | 119.41 | 120.46 | 132.46 | 94.63 |
| 8 | Pac-8 | 8 | 118.28 | 118.35 | 118.35 | 131.28 |
| 9 | Ivy | 8 | 113.96 | 110.79 | 119.18 | 100.88 |
| 10 | PCAA | 5 | 105.74 | 90.81 | 96.55 | 70.55 |
| 11 | Big Sky | 1 | 102.54 | 8.66 | 9.81 | 47.32 |
| 12 | FBS Independents | 33 | 101.05 | 97.93 | 96.47 | 113.75 |
| 13 | Western Athletic | 8 | 98.02 | 82.89 | 86.42 | 92.37 |
| 14 | Missouri Valley | 7 | 95.43 | 75.92 | 74.73 | 98.18 |
| 15 | Southern | 8 | 88.34 | 65.96 | 63.36 | 75.97 |